AAC is a grassroots citizens group supported by local donations which provides the tools and training for nonviolent direct action in Alaskan communities. It operates in the spirit of Gandhi by incorporating peaceful protest and nonviolent civil disobedience in its campaigns and practices the Quaker tradition of "Bearing Witness." Not just an environmental group, AAC supports many causes such as workers rights, tribal sovereignty and universal health care. AAC also publishes "Wild Voices."

ABFC was formed in1993 to work toward the adoption of sustainable forestry and ecosystem management practices on public and private forest lands in the Tanana River Basin through a fair and open public process. It encourages full consideration of non-timber forest values and the creation of an appropriately scaled, locally oriented forest industry.

ACE is a non-profit environmental advocacy and education organization dedicated to the conservation of Alaska's natural resources. Since 1971, it has worked to promote sound environmental policy & programs in the southcentral Alaska area and statewide. ACE is at the forefront on environmental education and land use, forestry, recycling, transportation, & quality-of-life issues.

ACWA is dedicated to the conservation of Alaska's waters and water quality through research, analysis and community organization. Its work involves the Alaska Water Quality Standards and all discharge permits for pollutants into Alaskan waters and the building of an alliance of conservation, fishing, public health, subsistence, and tourism groups.

The mission of ACAT is to protect human health and the environment from the toxic effects of contaminants. ACAT is dedicated to achieving environmental justice and works to ensure responsible cleanup of contaminated sites and empower community involvement in cleanup decisions. It strives to stop the production, proliferation, and release of toxic chemicals. ACAT has developed the only comprehensive database of contaminated sites in Alaska with the mapping of 2,000 military, oil and gas, mining and other industrial sites.

On June 28, 1997, ACA was officially founded, undertaking and expanding upon the functions formerly performed by AEA. ACA is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to strengthening environmental organizations and empowering individuals to protect Alaska's environment through communication, technical training, strategy development, public education and advocacy, all with respect for communities and human dignity. ACA shares an executive director with ACV (below).

ACF raises and strategically disseminates funds and information to protect and sustain the ecosystems of greater Alaska. ACF provides grants, technical and organizational assistance, and coordinates & plans forums for groups and individuals. ACF publishes & posts on their website a number of documents including a comprehensive statewide directory of environmental organizations: Alaska Conservation Directory.

On behalf of its 20 member organizations, AEL advocated for Alaska's environment before the state legislature on forestry, mining, oil & hazardous substances, roads, land management, and other environmental issues. On July 23, 1997, AEL officially became the Alaska Conservation Voice and in mid-1999 its name was changed to Alaska Conservation Voters. ACV is a 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to protecting Alaska's environment through public education and advocacy in the state legislature, the U.S. Congress, and other policy forums. ACV shares an executive director with ACA.

AFER holds industry and government accountable for protecting the environment and worker health and safety. AFER helps whistleblowers in all industries and agencies throughout Alaska. Its goal is to achieve more effective environmental reform by uniting the efforts of citizens with government and industry employees who identify environmental wrongdoing.

AK-FOE is the statewide branch of the national Friends of the Earth organization. It works with local Native peoples to protect habitat in Alaska focusing, in particular, on the habitat of the international Porcupine caribou herd, marine mammals, and fisheries.

The Alaska Natural Heritage Program identifies ecologically significant lands in Alaska through an inventory of natural communities and habitats, rare and endangered species, ecologically-significant landscape features and their natural processes. This research is used to guide state, federal and private protection of resources which represent the biological and ecological diversity of the state.

AKPIRG is a statewide non-partisan, non-profit organization over 20 years old with about 3,000 members. Founded by Ralph Nader in 1974, it enables citizens to participate in the political process thru education, provides them with practical, cost efficient ways to work with government & the private sector, and encourages grassroots efforts that advocate for the public interest. It engages in both research and advocacy. It investigates issues such as legal rights, consumer protection, campaign financing & workers compensation and produces consumer information reports.

The AQRC was created to protect the rights of Alaskans to quiet places for the benefit of public land users, homeowners, communities, businesses, wildlife, visitors and future generations. AQRC believes: quiet is a scarce Natural Resource and needs to be treated as such by all governing bodies; some areas in Alaska have reached a population density such that multi-use trails aren't working, and; the carrying capacity of public lands for various activities needs to be determined prior to any permitting.

ARC is a joint project of Alaskan and national conservation organizations, working together to conserve the Alaska Rainforest and its communities. It opposes unwise logging proposals on public lands and works with private forest owners to find alternatives to logging, and promotes sustainable economic activities. ARC is a program of ACF.

Opened in May of 1998 and located in Seward, ASC offers an up-close and personal experience with Gulf of Alaska marine wildlife. ASC is a facility devoted to the study and protection of the marine ecosystem of the northern Gulf of Alaska through a combined program of marine research, wildlife rehabilitation and public education. Open daily year round, admission is is $12.50 for adults, $10.00 for children 7 to 12 years of age, and children under 6 are free.

The only DC-based environmental group devoted full-time to Alaskan issues, AWL supports legislative and administrative initiatives to protect Alaska's lands and waters, promotes national and local recognition of Alaska's spectacular environment through public education, strengthens grassroots activism on behalf of Alaska's environment and provides leadership on selected issues concerning Alaska.

AWRTA is a non-profit trade association which promotes the recognition and protection of Alaska's recreation and tourism resources including scenic qualities, wildlife, fisheries, wilderness, wildlands and rivers. It represents tourism businesses, guides and other people working toward a healthy, responsible and sustainable tourism industry in Alaska.

AWA advocates for wildlife and habitat in Alaska. AWA represents nonconsumptive wildlife values and works to reform wildlife public policy. It focuses on predator control, hunting and trapping regulations, marine mammal issues, impacts of commercial use of wildlife, development impacts, public participation in wildlife policy, and public education regarding Alaskan wildlife.

With a long term goal of sustaining a clean and reliable economy for Juneau, Alaskans For Juneau's current priority is public education about the environmental, economic, and social impacts of re-opening the AJ mine.

The Alaska Women's Environmental Network is a program of the NWF-Alaska office. It creates neworking opportunities and training programs to promote women's leadership in Alaska's conservation efforts and to create strategic alliances to more effectively achieve protection of Alaska's rich natural heritage.

AWC provides education, technical advice, public policy influence and community participation in Anchorage's water quality issues. The Council's goal is to protect, restore and enhance Anchorage's streams, lakes and wetlands. It organizes the annual stream cleanup in Anchorage.

ARCNET is a cooperative effort among environmental, Native, and health organizations to promote conservation of the circumpolar Arctic ecosystem, the protection of indigenous cultures, and the sustainability of local communities. It is a program of ACF.

CACS is a grassroots organization which fosters responsible interaction with our natural surroundings and generates knowledge of the marine and coastal ecosystems of Kachemak Bay through environmental education and research programs. It provides school classes and the general public with oceanography cruises, Peterson field station visits and natural history tours.

CRS was founded by volunteers in early 1997 in response to a dramatic cut back in recyclables accepted at the Anchorage Recycling Center. The mission of CRS is to advocate for comprehensive solid waste management and recycling within the Municipality of Anchorage through research, education of the public and political action. CRS is affiliated with ACE which provides administrative support.

The Cook Inlet Keeper is a comprehensive volunteer- based water quality monitoring program dedicated to protecting Cook Inlet ecosystem health. It identifies illegal releases of toxic wastes, investigates complaints of water quality violations, and assists in the fair settlement of pollution cases in cooperation with citizens, businesses and regulatory agencies. Report pollution or habitat destruction at: 1-888-694-6538.

Defenders opened its Alaska office in 1995 to work on wildlife management issues through the State Board of Game and on wildlife habitat issues in the Tongass National Forest and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

ELDF is an independent environmental law firm representing citizens and conservation groups in public interest environmental issues. It's a member of the Alaska Rainforest Campaign. Its current caseload covers a wide range of environmental issues from Clean Water Act enforcement to wildlife protection. Its staff includes a Mining Analyst who monitors statewide mining projects for regulatory compliance.

EKPEAA was founded in 1994 to activate effective individual and group action on environmental issues affecting the Eastern Kenai Peninsula. It primarily focuses on timber, land use, and recreation issues, but also tackles local quality-of-life issues.

The Alaska field office of Greenpeace works to halt new oil and gas exploitation to protect fragile Arctic habitats and species and prevent further degradation of the Arctic environment from climate change. It works to protect the biodiversity of our oceans and forests and supports the traditional right of Alaska Native peoples to the sustainable use of natural resources for subsistence.

The Gwich'in Steering Committee is a coalition of American and Canadian Gwich'in Athabascan Indian villages working to protect the calving and nursery grounds of the Porcupine Caribou Herd which are located on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Interrain Pacific combines the public-access philosophy pioneered by Pacific GIS with Ecotrust's conservation- based development mission. Interrain Pacific is an information access organization established to promote conservation-based development by enhancing understanding of social and ecological patterns of
change.

KBCS is concerned with protecting Kachemak Bay and the Kenai Peninsula. Presently, it is concentrating on logging, oil and gas leases, herbicides and wildlife issues. Creation of a Marine Protected Area in lower Cook Inlet is an important priority. KBCS monitors environmental issues locally & statewide and keeps its members informed through a periodic newsletter.

LCV-Education Fund helps to grow the environmental grassroots by working to increase the capacity of state and locally based conservation organizations to affect the public policy debate. The national trend is toward reliance on environmental regulation and enforcement at the state and local levels. The LCV-EF is responding with a wide variety of activities and initiatives to strengthen the power of citizen groups who operate at that level.

Founded in 1971, LCC campaigned for the establishment of the 48,000 acre Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve and protection of the Haines State Forest. It is now working to ensure that these areas are managed to protect the habitat needed for healthy populations of eagles and other wildlife. LCC is currently focused on the Kensington mine, which threatens the waters of Lynn Canal with a toxic mixing zone.

NAS has been active in Alaska since 1914 and currently has 2,500 members in four local Alaska chapters. Through research, education and action, Audubon is working to foster a better understanding and appreciation of our natural world and to help resolve land and resource conflicts. Special emphasis is given to conserving Alaska's birds, wildlife and wilderness and protecting the arctic environment using sound science and common sense.

NPCA is America's only citizen organization dedicated solely to protecting, preserving and enhancing the U.S. National Park System. Founded in 1919, NPCA has 2000 members in Alaska. Its activities range from opposition to actions which threaten park resources, to participation in management and facilities planning, and working with federal legislation.

The NWF-Alaska Office focuses on protection of Alaska's wetlands ecosystems. It aggressively seeks full implementation of the Clean Water Act wetlands permitting program in Alaska as well as monitoring state and local government actions affecting wetlands. It also seeks to involve Anchorage citizens & groups in protecting local wetlands and water quality.

TNCA's mission is to preserve plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life in Alaska by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive using ways that allow both people and nature to flourish.

Founded in 1971, NAEC works to protect some of the wildest country left in North America -- the vast Interior and Arctic regions of Alaska which includes 293,000 square miles of largely pristine wilderness, 3,200 miles of coastline, and incalculable miles of streams and rivers. It strives to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling and advocates for wilderness protection of the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge. It also works to protect the 23.5 million acre National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A) in the western Arctic.

TOC is a nationwide, nonprofit advocacy group dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of coastal and ocean life and resources. Through science-based advocacy, research and public education, TOC promotes informed citizen paricipation to reverse the degradation of our oceans. In Alaska, TOC is working on: ESA protection for Cook Inlet Beluga whales, Magnuson-Stevens Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act reauthorization, marine debris clean up, overfishing, and the reduction of contaminants & other marine pollutants.

Oilwatch was founded in the belief that people have a right to unfiltered information about oil industry activities. Because the industry wields enormous power over the legislature and Governor, the interests of Alaskans are at risk. Oilwatch works to reduce oil industry influence over government, the media and public debate. It strives to restore open government and fairness to Alaska's citizens through research, education and community involvement.

RCAC is an independent, non-profit organization formed after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill to minimize the environmental impacts of the trans-Alaska pipeline terminal and tanker
fleet. It has 18 member organizations, including communities affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill and groups representing commercial fishing, aquaculture, recreation, tourism, Alaska Native and environmental interests in the spill region. It deals with the following issues:
oil spills, dispersants, technolgoical disasters, nonindigenous species, bioremediation, in situ burning, environmental monitoring of hydrocarbons, oil tankers, OPA 90, ballast water and air & water quality at the Valdez Marine Terminal.

The Center's mission is to contribute to the comprehensive description, sustained monitoring and ecological understanding of Prince William Sound, the Copper River and their wetlands, river systems and drainage basin. The Center is home to five component projects of the Sound Ecosystem Assessment Program -- a multidisciplinary investigation of factors affecting recovery of pink salmon and Pacific herring in Prince William Sound following the 1989 oil spill.

The Sierra Club is a non-profit member-supported, public interest organization that promotes conservation of the natural environment by influencing public policy decisions--legislative, administrative, legal, and electoral. Of special concern to Alaska staff are the national parks, national wildlife refuges, wild and scenic rivers, national forest wilderness, and offshore oil and gas exploration.

SCS was organized in 1965 and is one of the oldest conservation groups Alaska. A member of SEACC, it works on local land use and environmental issues and is active in national forest planning efforts for the north Tongass. SCS offers a regular natural history education series and has established a computer resource analysis and mapping facility (GIS).

SEACC is a coalition of 15 groups in Southeastern Alaska working to maintain the health of the Tongass National Forest -- the largest remaining temperate rainforest on Earth. Timber clearcutting, fish and wildlife habitation protection, sustainable multiple use of Tongass lands, road construction, mining, Forest Service Wilderness management, management of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, and the Haines State Forest are SEACC's primary concerns.

TCS works on local land use issues emphasizing habitat protection within the Tongass National Forest. The group promotes understanding of conservation issues through public education & information programs and enlists public support for specific environmental issues. TCS has been involved with air and water quality permits for Ketchikan Pulp Company.

TFA is an Alaska-based nonprofit environmental and natural resources law firm. Since 1974, it has represented conservation groups, native communities and fishers in cases concerning public lands, marine species protection, logging, mining, oil and gas lease sales, state land disposal, air and water quality, hazardous wastes and related issues.

TWS is devoted to preserving wilderness and wildlife, protecting our national forests, national parks, national wildlife refuges, national wild and scenic rivers, and BLM lands and fostering an American land ethic. The primary focus in Alaska is environmentally sound management of federal conservation areas and the proper implementation of the Alaska Lands Act.

The Wildlife Federation of Alaska is dedicated to conserving Alaska's fish, wildife and habitat for the benefit of present and future generations. WFA involves and educates people in decisions affecting habitat conservation, and promotes the stewardship and enjoyment of Alaska's fish and wildlife resources. Members are involved in habitat conservation to ensure that future generations will be able to enjoy Alaska's fish and wildlife.